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Noun
S:
(n)
dwindling
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dwindling away
(a becoming gradually less)
"there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"
Verb
S:
(v)
dwindle
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dwindle away
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dwindle down
(become smaller or lose substance)
"Her savings dwindled down"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
dwindling
,
tapering
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tapering off
(gradually decreasing until little remains)